December 11, 2016 at 11:32PM

#Vardah after landfall is expected to weaken drastically and travel West towards Bangalore ! #iwm

— Indian Weather Man (@weatherofindia) December 11, 2016

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Vardah - Chennai - "calm before storm"

11pm, #Vardah slowly chugging towards #Chennai.

Now at 200km. 

NO weakening seen!

980mb with winds gusting to 138kph.

Sustained winds 100kph ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/pPC8Q.gif 

#ALERT 

GFS suggests that #Vardah will make landfall near or over #Chennai at around 5pm as Severe Cyclone... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/pPCm2.jpg 

#Chennai - can experience 100 kmph winds after 2pm to 7/8pm on Monday with HEAVY to very HEAVY rainfall. Here's the surface wind forecast ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/pPCuc.jpg 

Precipitation forecast suggests HEAVY to very Heavy rain expected during next 24hrs over Chennai, NE Tamilnadu, S Andhra .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/pPCNE.jpg 

#Chennai - 11pm, "calm before storm" .. its calm now! but light rains is slowly pushing into city.

Gradually it'll increase towards morning.

7:30pm, #vardah - #Chennai - mild drizzles around, first rain band is at doorsteps, still less/NO weakening seen. Now 280km East of city. 

December 11, 2016 at 04:00PM

Chennai - 3:55pm, drizzle now in Polichalur zone. First drops due to #vardah #weather

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December 11, 2016 at 03:31PM

#vardah eye is exactly 300km east of #Chennai. First rain band for city is 80km away. Drizzles expected at 6:30pm. #weather

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ALERT - Vardah - just 24hrs away from Chennai

#Vardah - 10:30am, is still going strong "Category 1 storm "... Winds gusting to 130 kmph .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/pPb54.jpg 
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Yes, #Vardah is drifting towards #Chennai and NO weakening observed yet, but weakening will be there from Sunday late-evening !
#Chennai - 11am, #vardah seen on RADAR at around 350km East from city... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/pPbez.gif 

#Vardah landfall will be very near or over Chennai on Monday between 12pm and 4pm ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/pPbvq.gif 
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#Vardah #ALERT

Its now moving in a shear zone and Less shear near to coast ! Weakening should happen in next 12 hrs OR no weakening at all" ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/pPbC8.gif 

#Chennai, S-coast Andhra and N-coast Tamilnadu .. light/moderate rain will start from Today evening.

#ALERT

#Chennai, S-Andhra, N-coast TN ... HEAVY rain with high winds expected from early morning of Monday !

#ALERT - From today evening to midnight of Monday.. HEAVY to VERY HEAVY rain forecast for #Chennai, S Andhra, NE-Tamilnadu ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/pPbVv.jpg 

From morning of 12-Dec to late-evening ... HIGH "damaging" winds expected... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/pPbXr.gif